(VIANEWS) – Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Summit Financial Group (SMMF), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) are the highest sales growth and return on equity stocks on this list.
Here is a list of stocks with an above 5% expected next quarter sales growth, and a 3% or higher return on equity. May these stocks be a good medium-term investment option?
1. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX)
70.9% sales growth and 37.49% return on equity
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular, and neurological diseases in the United States. It offers Firdapse, an amifampridine phosphate tablets for the treatment of patients with lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS); and Ruzurgi for the treatment of pediatric LEMS patients. The company develops Firdapse for the treatment of MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy type. It has license agreements with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; and collaboration and license agreement with Endo Ventures Limited for the development and commercialization of generic Sabril tablets. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.03.
PE Ratio
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.56 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 37.49%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is 555473 which is 55.81% below its average volume of 1257190.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 87.5%, now sitting on 302.95M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Summit Financial Group (SMMF)
19.6% sales growth and 13.87% return on equity
Summit Financial Group, Inc. operates as a financial holding company for Summit Community Bank, Inc. that provides community banking and other financial services to individuals and businesses primarily in the Eastern Panhandle, Southern and North Central regions of West Virginia and the Northern, and Shenandoah Valley and Southwestern regions of Virginia, and the Central region of Kentucky. The company's community banking services include demand, savings, and time deposits; commercial, commercial real estate, construction and land development, residential real estate, and consumer loans; and mortgage warehouse lines of credit, as well as trust and wealth management, cash management, and insurance brokerage services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through 43 banking offices. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Moorefield, West Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Summit Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.85.
PE Ratio
Summit Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.85 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.87%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 6.3% and a negative 12.9%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Summit Financial Group’s stock is valued at $22.54 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $29.73 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.06.
Sales Growth
Summit Financial Group’s sales growth is 22.9% for the current quarter and 19.6% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.9%.
3. Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR)
18.5% sales growth and 3.1% return on equity
Rexford Industrial, a real estate investment trust focused on owning and operating industrial properties throughout Southern California infill markets, owns 232 properties with approximately 27.9 million rentable square feet and manages an additional 20 properties with approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.98.
PE Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 51.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $51.78 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 3.1%.
4. Daktronics (DAKT)
10% sales growth and 15.36% return on equity
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells electronic display systems and related products worldwide. It operates in five segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company offers video display systems, such as displays to show various levels of video, graphics, and animation; indoor and outdoor LED video displays, including centerhung, landmark, ribbon board, and corporate office entrance displays, as well as video walls and hanging banners; mobile and modular display systems; architectural lighting and display products; indoor and outdoor scoreboards for various sports, digit displays, scoring and timing controllers, statistics software, and other related products; and timing systems for sports events primarily aquatics and track competitions, as well as swimming touchpads, race start systems, and relay take-off platforms. It also provides control components for video displays in live event applications; message displays; ITS dynamic message signs, including LED displays for road management, mass transit, and aviation applications; digit and directional displays for use in parking facilities; and sound systems for outdoor sports venues. In addition, the company offers out-of-home advertising displays comprising billboards and street furniture displays; DataTime product line that consists of outdoor time and temperature displays; and Fuelight digit displays designed for the petroleum industry. Further, it provides ADFLOW DMS systems that include indoor networked solutions for retailers, convenience stores, and other businesses; and Venus Control Suite, Show Control, Vanguard, and others, as well as maintenance and professional services related to its products. The company sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Daktronics has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.68.
PE Ratio
Daktronics has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.5 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 15.36%.
Moving Average
Daktronics’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $8.12 and way above its 200-day moving average of $5.64.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Daktronics is 287499 which is 32.09% below its average volume of 423406.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Daktronics’s stock is valued at $9.18 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $10.27 and way higher than its 52-week low of $1.46.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 208.3% and 141.4%, respectively.
5. Solar Capital Ltd. (SLRC)
9.5% sales growth and 5.85% return on equity
Solar Capital Ltd. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies. The fund invests in aerospace and defense; air freight & logistics; asset management; automotive; banking; beverage, food and tobacco; building products; buildings and real estate; broadcasting and entertainment; cargo transport; commercial services and supplies; communications equipment; chemicals, plastics and rubber; containers, packaging and glass; construction & engineering; diversified/conglomerate manufacturing; consumer Finance; distributors; diversified/conglomerate services; diversified financial services; diversified real estate sctivities; food products; Footwear; Education Services; diversified telecommunications services; electronics; farming and agriculture; finance; grocery; health care equipment and supplies; health care facilities; education and childcare; home and office furnishing, durable consumer products; hotels, motels, inns and gaming; insurance; restaurants, leisure, amusement, and entertainment; leisure equipment tolls and services, media, multiline retail, multi sector holdings; paper and forest products; personal products; professional services, research and consulting services, software; specialty retail; textiles apparel and luxury goods, thrifts and mortgage finance, trading companies and distributors, utilities, and wireless telecommunication services; industrial conglomerates; internet software and services, IT services, machinery; mining, steel, iron, and non precious metals; oil and gas; personal, food and miscellaneous services; printing and publishing; retail stores; telecommunications; textiles and leather; and utilities. It also invests in life sciences with focus on specialty pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, health Care Providers and services; health Care technology, enabling technologies and tools. The fund primarily invests in United States. The fund's investments generally range between $5 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with revenues between $50 million and $1 billion and EBITDA between $15 million and $100 million. It invests in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine loans, and equity securities. It may also seek investments in thinly traded public companies and also make secondary investments. The fund makes non-control equity investments. It primarily exits within three years of the initial capital commitment.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Solar Capital Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.11.
PE Ratio
Solar Capital Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.86 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 5.85%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 31.7%, now sitting on 211.6M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 16.2% and 2.4%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Solar Capital Ltd. is 211931 which is 3.69% below its average volume of 220063.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 18, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.65%.
6. HireQuest (HQI)
7.7% sales growth and 19.41% return on equity
HireQuest, Inc. provides on-demand and temporary staffing solutions in the United States. The company provides temporary staffing services, including skilled and semi-skilled labor and industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, and construction personnel. As of March 25, 2021, the company had a network of approximately 139 franchisee-owned offices in 35 states and the District of Columbia. It serves customers primarily in the construction, industrial/manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, recycling/waste management, disaster recovery, logistics, auctioneering, landscaping, and retail industries. The company was formerly known as Command Center, Inc. and changed its name to HireQuest, Inc. in September 2019. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HireQuest has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.8.
PE Ratio
HireQuest has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.01 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 19.41%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 30, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.43%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 36.7% and positive 4.8% for the next.
Sales Growth
HireQuest’s sales growth is negative 4.8% for the ongoing quarter and 7.7% for the next.
7. BRT Realty Trust (BRT)
5.4% sales growth and 4.08% return on equity
BRT is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops multi-family properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BRT Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.5.
PE Ratio
BRT Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.36 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 4.08%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 29.6%, now sitting on 55.13M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 127% and positive 63.6% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 22, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.46%.
Sales Growth
BRT Realty Trust’s sales growth is 25.3% for the ongoing quarter and 5.4% for the next.
